Coronavirus

[stlouie_lipp]

Damn. Didn’t think of that. I should make sure my parents do the same so I (executor) don’t get left with a mess if they die of covid.

What’s a chill way to broach that subject with two people in their early 60’s who still think they’re 40?

There really isn't. Just have to come out and say it. Very good chance they will be appreciative of the reminder.

[ghostrunner]

John Prine has it

[sighyoung]

Damn. Didn’t think of that. I should make sure my parents do the same so I (executor) don’t get left with a mess if they die of covid.

What’s a chill way to broach that subject with two people in their early 60’s who still think they’re 40?

There really isn't. Just have to come out and say it. Very good chance they will be appreciative of the reminder.

++ Yeah, you just have to do it. Or, you could relive my life ten years ago when it took two months to find my parents' will.

[Freed Roger]

John Prine has it

Damn.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

I think we can recap now in a way that's very....idk....not pleasant.

America really is in a bad spot. Unlimited QE and a 2.2 trillion dollar gift have given the stock market a reprieve from the calamity thus far, but that somewhat devolves into politics and it's the last I'll mention of it.

The gist that I get of where we are and where we're going is that, well, NY is an obvious [expletive] show. New Jersey is right on their heels. NOLA is obviously going to explode this week. A couple of Mrs. AW's coworkers got drafted to go down there and a couple of NOLA's patients were sent up here....which is a complete joke if you ask me. Can't tell the states to take care of themselves and then overload them when they actually take care of themselves. But, whatever.

Happy they'll get good care.

That said, while last week was a story of New York City - and it will continue to be so, this week will be the story of New Orleans, Detroit, and, well, a bunch of other places. Two weeks from now, I really think Missouri and Arizona are going to be in a world of hurt. Arizona is obvious. Their deaths are high, their testing is low, and it just seems like its about to explode. Missouri is weird. The deaths are in line with the total cases. They don't report tests per capita, so it's tough to know what they're doing. But, I get the feeling Parsons has really butchered this. And Missouri is gonna pay the price in the cities.

Nationwide, the increases seem to be slowing, but that's probably a result of the outbreak cities telling people to not get tested and just stay home along with them running out of tests in the outbreak cities. We're maybe 1/100th of the way through this from a numbers perspective. Or maybe we change course and we're like 1/10th of the way through it.

[IMADreamer]

Just sat down with our oldest to go over our wills. We haven't updated them since he was in high school so we need to adjust a few things. Will be contacting a lawyer in the morning.

We've gone from 3 cases in our county on Wednesday to 19 today. We'll almost surely be between 75 - 100 by this time next week.

Stay safe everyone.

We are doing the same tomorrow. Going over all the farm stuff and then a separate thing to make sure my wife and I are sorted out incase I croak. It's crazy how real this has gotten.

[pioneer98]

This may sound odd but I was partially relieved when we finally got a case in the factory that I work at. I knew it was a matter of time. Obviously I don't want anyone to get this and I hope the person recovers.* But the fact that it's finally here means this is the beginning of the end. It could still really suck and last a while. But just reading and hearing the news every day about it, but it not being here, just sucked. Now we are starting to understand the size and shape of this thing. In a weird way, it's also good for morale. The social distancing feels a lot more important now. Just hunkering down for a storm that never comes really gets exhausting. Even as an introvert I think social distancing really sucks, but it is necessary.


* I don't know who got it and they can't tell us due to HIPAA rules. The 6 other people they quarantined were people that the sick person identified as being near them when they were working.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

Hope you’re alright 98. It’s important to remember that while it’s making a big difference in everyday life, the big danger is not in our own mortality but the mortality associated with increased numbers.

That said, it sounds like it can suck a real ass to get it. So I bought a mask from Japan and I think I got ripped off. Regardless. It’s really difficult to get over the mental hump wearing it in public.

[SHOW]

[Felix The Cat]

I think we can recap now in a way that's very....idk....not pleasant.

America really is in a bad spot. Unlimited QE and a 2.2 trillion dollar gift have given the stock market a reprieve from the calamity thus far, but that somewhat devolves into politics and it's the last I'll mention of it.

The gist that I get of where we are and where we're going is that, well, NY is an obvious [expletive] show. New Jersey is right on their heels. NOLA is obviously going to explode this week. A couple of Mrs. AW's coworkers got drafted to go down there and a couple of NOLA's patients were sent up here....which is a complete joke if you ask me. Can't tell the states to take care of themselves and then overload them when they actually take care of themselves. But, whatever.

Happy they'll get good care.

That said, while last week was a story of New York City - and it will continue to be so, this week will be the story of New Orleans, Detroit, and, well, a bunch of other places. Two weeks from now, I really think Missouri and Arizona are going to be in a world of hurt. Arizona is obvious. Their deaths are high, their testing is low, and it just seems like its about to explode. Missouri is weird. The deaths are in line with the total cases. They don't report tests per capita, so it's tough to know what they're doing. But, I get the feeling Parsons has really butchered this. And Missouri is gonna pay the price in the cities.

Nationwide, the increases seem to be slowing, but that's probably a result of the outbreak cities telling people to not get tested and just stay home along with them running out of tests in the outbreak cities. We're maybe 1/100th of the way through this from a numbers perspective. Or maybe we change course and we're like 1/10th of the way through it.

Florida is going to beat out Arizona and Missouri, I bet. Lots of tourists, lots of retirees, not a lot of precautionary measures.

The shortage of tests and shortage of PPE is a real double whammy. We need to fix at least one of those ASAP. Oh, and actually getting people to buy into the social distancing and slow the spread of the disease would be nice.

[sparks]

I work at an "essential" plant that is having an shutdown that started last night. The plant has about 650 employees and have brought in about 600 - 700 supplemental employees. A lot of these supplemental employees have just left another plant that just finished their shutdown. The company has brought in extra contractors to continously wipe things down (hand rails, door handles, phones etc.). They have medical professionals staffed around the clock to do pre-access checks on everybody that comes through the gate. They have sent people home for a minimum of 14 days if they have family members with unconfirmed symptoms. So on one hand they are doing everything that they shouldn't be doing with regards to social distancing and on the other hand having a presence performing preventative measures with cleaning and isolating potential carriers. I am "lucky" to be isolated in an office with 11 other people and have people sitting about 5 feet from me on both sides.

All that being said I am pretty anxious about the situation to say the least. I am not over 60 but the fatality reports seem to be getting closer to my age. The area I live in is far from being a hot spot but my perspective is that it is a disaster waiting to happen. Nobody has had a Covid test that I am aware of. The Gen Xers and Millennials seem to be handling it like it is no big deal. Their attitude is, without a doubt, elevating my anxiousness.